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The 2017 Oregon Handmade Bike Show is this weekend (Aug 12th &13th). Admittedly I wasn't sure how exhibitor attendance would shape up but the show is just about sold out. Some of the PDX regulars will be there Ahearne, Igleheart, Ti Cycles, Strawberry, etc. I'm really looking forward to seeing Fat Chance, Jeff Lyon and Jeffrey Bock. I'll be getting my feet wet with a little booth too. Should be fun! Any V-salonistas going? It's always fun to put faces to names, come say hi!

With the date move, and the first question coming out of most people's mouths being "are you local?", I had decided to not do this show this year, and do the Pedaler's Fair instead (which was canceled for this year... go figure). And Friday being my daughter's birthday, I won't be able to even make the trip down for the show as a spectator. Hope it's a good show for you, Jason. Wish I could come down and see your wares.

Jeff Lyon is gonna be there? he better get back from mexico and finish my bikes up, haha. I wonder if hes gonna show one of my bikes?

this looks fun!

Yep, I've never met or spoken with him but he sure can build a bike! Looking forward to meeting him.

Originally Posted by David Tollefson

With the date move, and the first question coming out of most people's mouths being "are you local?", I had decided to not do this show this year, and do the Pedaler's Fair instead (which was canceled for this year... go figure). And Friday being my daughter's birthday, I won't be able to even make the trip down for the show as a spectator. Hope it's a good show for you, Jason. Wish I could come down and see your wares.

Thanks much. I was wondering if you were going to be attending this year. Have fun with your daughters birthday. I too was a little surprised with the date move. Hopefully it proves to be a good thing for the show.

The show was a whole lot of fun for me. I don't think I met any V-salon folks but I did meat a lot of great people and had a lot of great conversations. I even met one of my neighbors which was pretty funny.

The big highlight for me was getting some very encouraging and insightful feedback from Mark Dinucci and Jeff Bock. Opportunities like that are pretty darn rare so I am very thankful for that.

Amy, thanks for taking all the great pictures! I'm sorry we didn't get the chance to chat. Hopefully next year!